Power consumption exception prompt method, server, and terminal

ABSTRACT

A power consumption exception prompt method includes: receiving, by a server, report information sent by a terminal, where the report information includes running information of a first application program on the terminal and power consumption of the first application program on the terminal, and the first application program is any application program on the terminal; determining, by the server based on the report information, whether the power consumption of the first application program on the terminal is abnormal; and when determining that the power consumption of the first application program on the terminal is abnormal, sending, by the server, prompt information to the terminal, where the prompt information is used to indicate that the power consumption of the first application program on the terminal is abnormal.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a National Stage of International Application No.PCT/CN2018/087289, filed on May 17, 2018, which is hereby incorporatedby reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This application relates to the field of terminal technologies, and inparticular, to a power consumption exception prompt method, a server,and a terminal.

BACKGROUND

As the mobile phone industry rapidly develops, there are larger storagespace for a mobile phone to install more application programs, and powerconsumption increases. There is a higher requirement on a battery lifeof the mobile phone. The power consumption of an application program onthe mobile phone significantly affects the battery life of the mobilephone. Monitoring the power consumption of the application program mayreduce the power consumption, and enhance the battery life of the mobilephone.

Currently, a threshold is set to periodically monitor the powerconsumption of the application program. When the power consumptionexceeds the threshold, the mobile phone displays power consumptionexception prompt information, to inform a user about a power consumptionexception.

In the solution in which the threshold is set to monitor the powerconsumption of the application program, power consumption of applicationprograms on mobile phones of different users is different. As a result,the threshold is difficult to set and inaccurate. Therefore, thesolution cannot accurately determine the power consumption exception inthe application program, and the exception is likely falsely determined.

SUMMARY

In view of this, a first aspect of the embodiments of this applicationprovides a power consumption exception prompt method, including:receiving, by a server, report information sent by a terminal, where thereport information includes running information of a first applicationprogram on the terminal and power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal, and the first application program is anyapplication program on the terminal; determining, by the server based onthe report information, whether the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal is abnormal; and when determiningthat the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is abnormal, sending, by the server, prompt information to theterminal, where the prompt information is used to indicate that thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal, and the running information includes at least one offoreground running duration, background running duration, downloadtraffic, a multimedia file download format, and a multimedia filedownload volume.

It can be learned from the foregoing technical solutions that theembodiments of this application have the following advantages: the powerconsumption exception in the application program is determined based onthe running information and the power consumption that are of theapplication program and that are reported by the terminal, and powerconsumption exception prompt information is sent to the terminal, sothat the terminal can restart or disable the application program withthe power consumption exception in time. Therefore, the technicalsolution of this application can improve accuracy of determining thepower consumption exception in the application program, and reducefalsely determining the power consumption exception in the applicationprogram. In addition, abnormal power consumption in the terminal isreduced, power of the terminal is saved, and a battery life of theterminal is prolonged.

In an implementation of the first aspect, the determining, by the serverbased on the report information, whether the power consumption of thefirst application program on the terminal is abnormal includes:querying, by the server, a first relationship table, to obtain a powerconsumption range corresponding to the running information of the firstapplication program on the terminal; determining, by the server, whetherthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminalfalls within the power consumption range corresponding to the runninginformation of the first application program on the terminal; and whenthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminalexceeds the power consumption range corresponding to the runninginformation of the first application program on the terminal,determining, by the server, that the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal is abnormal. Otherwise, the serverdetermines that the power consumption of the first application programon the terminal is normal.

In an implementation of the first aspect, the determining, by the serverbased on the report information, whether the power consumption of thefirst application program on the terminal is abnormal includes:determining, by the server, a terminal type of the terminal based on therunning information of the first application program on the terminal,where the terminal type includes at least two terminal types, and eachterminal type corresponds to one power consumption range; determining,by the server, a power consumption range corresponding to the terminaltype of the terminal; and determining, by the server based on the powerconsumption range corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal andthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminal,whether the power consumption of the first application program isabnormal.

In an implementation of the first aspect, the at least two terminaltypes include a heavy running type and a light running type, a powerconsumption range corresponding to the heavy running type is a firstpower consumption range, and a power consumption range corresponding tothe light running type is a second power consumption range.

In an implementation of the first aspect, if the terminal type of theterminal is the heavy running type, the determining, by the server basedon the power consumption range corresponding to the terminal type of theterminal and the power consumption of the first application program onthe terminal, whether the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal includes: if the power consumptionof the first application program on the terminal exceeds the first powerconsumption range, determining, by the server, that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal, or if the power consumption of the first application programon the terminal does not exceed the first power consumption range,determining, by the server, that the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal is normal.

In an implementation of the first aspect, if the terminal type of theterminal is the light running type, the determining, by the server basedon the power consumption range corresponding to the terminal type of theterminal and the power consumption of the first application program onthe terminal, whether the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal includes: if the power consumptionof the first application program on the terminal exceeds the secondpower consumption range, determining, by the server, that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal, or if the power consumption of the first application programon the terminal does not exceed the second power consumption range,determining, by the server, that the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal is normal.

A second aspect of the embodiments of this application provides a powerconsumption exception prompt method, including: sending, by a terminal,report information to a server, where the report information includesrunning information of a first application program on the terminal andpower consumption of the first application program on the terminal, andthe first application program is any application program on theterminal; and when the terminal receives prompt information sent by theserver, processing, by the terminal, a power consumption exception inthe first application program, where the prompt information indicatesthat the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is abnormal.

It should be noted that beneficial effects of the second aspect aresimilar to the effects of the first aspect, and details are notdescribed herein again.

In an implementation of the second aspect, the sending, by a terminal,report information to a server includes: periodically sending, by theterminal, the report information to the server based on a preset period;or sending, by the terminal, the report information to the server when apreset trigger condition is met.

In an implementation of the second aspect, the processing, by theterminal, a power consumption exception in the first application programincludes: disabling, by the terminal, the first application program;restarting, by the terminal, the first application program; ordisplaying, by the terminal, power consumption exception informationabout the first application program to a user.

A third aspect of the embodiments of this application provides a server,including: a receiving module, configured to receive report informationsent by a terminal, where the report information includes runninginformation of a first application program on the terminal and powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal, the firstapplication program is any application program on the terminal; adetermining module, configured to determine, based on the reportinformation, whether the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal; and a sending module, configured tosend prompt information to the terminal when determining that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal, where the prompt information indicates that the powerconsumption of the first application on the terminal is abnormal.

In an implementation of the third aspect, the determining module isspecifically configured to: query a first relationship table, to obtaina power consumption range corresponding to the running information ofthe first application program on the terminal; and determine, when thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminalexceeds the power consumption range corresponding to the runninginformation of the first application program on the terminal, whetherthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminalis abnormal.

In an implementation of the third aspect, the determining module isspecifically configured to: determine a terminal type of the terminalbased on the running information of the first application program on theterminal, where the terminal type includes at least two terminal types,and each terminal type corresponds to one power consumption range;determine a power consumption range corresponding to the terminal typeof the terminal; and determine, based on the power consumption rangecorresponding to the terminal type of the terminal and the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal, whetherthe power consumption of the first application program is abnormal.

In an implementation of the third aspect, the at least two terminaltypes include a heavy running type and a light running type, a powerconsumption range corresponding to the heavy running type is a firstpower consumption range, and a power consumption range corresponding tothe light running type is a second power consumption range.

In an implementation of the third aspect, if the terminal type of theterminal is the heavy running type, the determining module isspecifically configured to: if the power consumption in the terminalexceeds the first power consumption range, determine that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal, or if the power consumption in the terminal does not exceedthe first power consumption range, determine that the power consumptionof the first application program on the terminal is normal.

In an implementation of the third aspect, if the terminal type of theterminal is the light running type, the determining module isspecifically configured to: if the power consumption in the terminalexceeds the second power consumption range, determine that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal, or if the power consumption in the terminal does not exceedthe second power consumption range, determine that the power consumptionof the first application program on the terminal is normal.

A fourth aspect of the embodiments of this application provides aterminal, including: a sending module, configured to send reportinformation to a server, where the report information includes runninginformation of a first application program on the terminal and powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal, and thefirst application program is any application program on the terminal;and a processing module, configured to: when the terminal receivesprompt information sent by the server, process a power consumptionexception in the first application program, where the prompt informationindicates the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is abnormal.

In an implementation of the fourth aspect, the sending module isspecifically configured to periodically send the report information tothe server based on a preset period; or send the report information tothe server when a preset trigger condition is met.

In an implementation of the fourth aspect, the processing module isspecifically configured to: disable the first application program,restart the first application program, or display power consumptionexception information about the first application program to a user.

A fifth aspect of the embodiments of this application provides a server,including a memory, a processor, and a transceiver. The transceiver isconfigured to perform a receiving or sending operation, the memory isconfigured to store an operation instruction, and the memory isconfigured to invoke the operation instruction, to perform the powerconsumption exception prompt method in the first aspect.

A sixth aspect of the embodiments of this application provides aterminal, including a memory, a processor, and a transceiver. Thetransceiver is configured to perform a receiving or sending operation,the memory is configured to store an operation instruction, and thememory is configured to invoke the operation instruction, to perform thepower consumption exception prompt method in the second aspect.

A seventh aspect of the embodiments of this application provides acomputer storage medium. The computer storage medium includes anoperation instruction. When the operation instruction is run on acomputer, the computer is enabled to perform the power consumptionexception prompt method in the first aspect.

An eighth aspect of the embodiments of this application provides anothercomputer storage medium. The computer storage medium includes anoperation instruction. When the operation instruction is run on acomputer, the computer is enabled to perform the power consumptionexception prompt method in the second aspect.

A ninth aspect of the embodiments of this application provides acomputer program product. When the computer program product runs on acomputer, the computer is enabled to perform all operations in the firstaspect.

A tenth aspect of the embodiments of this application provides anothercomputer program product. When the computer program product runs on acomputer, the computer is enabled to perform all operations in thesecond aspect.

For other descriptions of the third aspect to the tenth aspect, refer tothe related descriptions and effects in the first aspect or the secondaspect. Details are not described herein again.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

To describe the technical solutions in embodiments of this applicationmore clearly, the following briefly describes the accompanying drawingsrequired for describing the embodiments. Apparently, the accompanyingdrawings in the following description show merely some embodiments ofthis application, and persons of ordinary skill in the art may stillderive other drawings from these accompanying drawings without creativeefforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system framework of a powerconsumption exception prompt method according to an embodiment of thisapplication;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a power consumptionexception prompt method according to an embodiment of this application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a server according to anembodiment of this application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to anembodiment of this application; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus according to anembodiment of this application.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of this application provide a power consumption exceptionprompt method, a server, and a terminal, to accurately identify a powerconsumption exception in an application program, and reduce falselydetermining the power consumption exception in the application program.

The following clearly and completely describes the technical solutionsin this application with reference to the accompanying drawings in theembodiments of this application. Apparently, the described embodimentsare merely some but not all of the embodiments of this application.

In the specification, claims, and accompanying drawings of embodimentsof this application, the terms “first”, “second”, “third”, “fourth”, andso on (if existent) are intended to distinguish between similar objectsbut do not necessarily indicate a specific order or sequence. It shouldbe understood that the data used in such a way are interchangeable inappropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments described herein canbe implemented in other orders than the content illustrated or describedherein. Moreover, the terms “include”, “contain” and any other variantsmean to cover the non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process,method, system, product, or device that includes a list of steps orunits is not necessarily limited to those expressly listed steps orunits, but may include other steps or units not expressly listed orinherent to such a process, method, system, product, or device.

The embodiments of this application are applicable to accuratelyidentifying an exception occurred on the application program andabnormal power consumption in the application program, so as to instructa system or a user to process correspondingly. In the embodiments ofthis application, the power consumption exception is mainly determinedbased on a matching degree between power consumption in the applicationprogram in a running process and corresponding power consumption. It maybe understood that if the power consumption does not match the powerconsumption or the matching degree is low, it may be considered that thepower consumption in the application program is abnormal. The terminalin the embodiments of this application is not limited to a common devicesuch as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or adesktop computer, or may be another computer device having a runningapplication program.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system framework of a powerconsumption exception prompt method according to an embodiment of thisapplication. FIG. 1 shows a cloud server and N terminals, where N is aninteger greater than 2. The cloud server is configured to collect alarge amount of running information and power consumption of differenttypes of application programs in a running process on the N terminals.Further, the cloud server analyzes big data based on the collectedrunning information and the collected power consumption, to obtain acorrespondence between the running information and the powerconsumption. Finally, the cloud server determines, based on thecorrespondence, together with the running information and the powerconsumption of the application program running on each terminal, thatthe power consumption in the application program is abnormal, and notifythe terminal. Each terminal is configured to report the runninginformation and the power consumption of the application program to thecloud server, and after receiving a power consumption exception messagesent by the cloud server, process the power consumption exception in theapplication program, for example, “freeze” the application program,restart the application program, or stop running the applicationprogram.

To facilitate understanding of more details about the power consumptionexception prompt method in this embodiment of this application, thefollowing describes the power consumption exception prompt method indetail with reference to specific embodiments.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a power consumptionexception prompt method according to an embodiment of this application.As shown in FIG. 2, the power consumption exception prompt methodincludes:

201: A terminal sends report information to a cloud server.

The report information includes running information of a firstapplication program on the terminal and power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal. The first application program maybe any application program running on the terminal. The runninginformation of the first application program indicates correspondingpower consumption action information when the first application programruns on the terminal. Likewise, the power consumption of the firstapplication program indicates corresponding power consumption when thefirst application program runs on the terminal. The running informationmay be specifically at least one piece of information of foregroundrunning duration, background running duration, traffic usage, amultimedia file download format, and a multimedia file download volume.

It should be noted that, different application programs correspond tosame or different running information. For example, running informationof an application program of a download type includes at least one offoreground running duration, background running duration, traffic usage,and a data download volume of the application program, and runninginformation of an application program of a multimedia playing typeincludes at least one of foreground running duration, background runningduration, traffic usage, a multimedia file download format, and amultimedia file download volume of the application program. It should benoted that, in addition to the two types of application programs of thedownload type and the multimedia playing type, the first applicationprogram may further be an application program of another type. This isnot limited herein.

In an example, a preset period is preset. The terminal periodicallyreports to the cloud server based on the preset period, the runninginformation and the power consumption when the first application programruns on the terminal. For example, the preset period may be two seconds,or may be another appropriate value. This is not limited herein.

In another example, a trigger condition is preset. When the triggercondition is met, the terminal reports to the cloud server the runninginformation and the power consumption when the first application programruns on the terminal. For example, the trigger condition is that thepower consumption of the first application program reaches 100 mAh. Whenthe power consumption of the first application program running on theterminal reaches 100 mAh, the terminal reports to the cloud server therunning information and the power consumption when the first applicationprogram runs.

202: The cloud server determines, based on the report information, thatthe power consumption of the first target application program on theterminal is abnormal.

In an example, the cloud server stores a pre-collected firstrelationship table, and the first relationship table includes acorrespondence that is between the running information and the powerconsumption of the first application program and that is obtainedthrough big data statistics collection. The cloud server queries, in thefirst correspondence table, a power consumption range corresponding tothe running information of the first application program on theterminal. It should be understood that the power consumption rangeobtained through query is a normal power consumption range. The cloudserver determines, based on the normal power consumption range and thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal,whether a power consumption exception exists when the first applicationprogram runs on the terminal.

Further, that the cloud server determines whether the power consumptionof the first application program is abnormal may be specifically: If thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal fallswithin the normal power consumption range, the cloud server determinesthat the power consumption of the first application program is normal;or if the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal exceeds the normal power consumption range, the cloud serverdetermines that the power consumption of the first application programis abnormal.

In another example, that the cloud server determines, based on thereport information, that the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal may be specifically: The cloudserver determines a terminal type of the terminal based on the runninginformation of the first application program on the terminal, where theterminal type includes two or more types, and each terminal typecorresponds to one power consumption range. The cloud server obtains apower consumption range corresponding to the terminal type of theterminal. The cloud server determines, based on the power consumptionrange corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal and the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal, whetherthe power consumption of the first application program is abnormal. Aspecific determining method is similar to the determining method in theforegoing example. Details are not described herein again.

Different application programs may correspond to different runninginformation. For example, running information corresponding to a musicplaying application program may include foreground running timeduration, background running time duration, a played music file format,music playing duration, volume, and the like, and running informationcorresponding to a video playing application program may includeforeground running time, background running time, a played video fileformat, video resolution, and the like.

Two terminal types are used as an example. The terminal types may beclassified into a heavy running type and a light running type based on ause degree of the first application program, and the terminal of theheavy running type is used longer than the terminal of the light runningtype. Compared with that of the light running type, a valuecorresponding to running information such as foreground running durationand background running duration corresponding to the heavy running typeis comparatively large. A power consumption range corresponding to theheavy running type is a first power consumption range. A powerconsumption range corresponding to the light running type is a secondpower consumption range. The first power consumption range is differentfrom the second power consumption range. There is no intersectionbetween the first power consumption range and the second powerconsumption range. A minimum value of the first power consumption rangeis greater than a maximum value of the second power consumption range.

For example, when the terminal type of the terminal is the heavy runningtype, if the power consumption of the first application program fallswithin the first power consumption range, the cloud server determinesthat the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is normal. Otherwise, the cloud server determines that thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal. Likewise, when the terminal type of the terminal is the lightrunning type, if the power consumption of the first application programfalls within the second power consumption range, the cloud serverdetermines that the power consumption of the first application programon the terminal is normal. Otherwise, the cloud server determines thatthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminalis abnormal.

It should be noted that different application programs running on a sameterminal have different use degrees of different application programs.Therefore, the different application programs may correspond todifferent terminal types. For example, there is an application program Aand an application program B running on the terminal. For theapplication program A, the terminal type of the terminal is the heavyrunning type, and for the application program B, the terminal type ofthe terminal is the light running type. Similarly, each time sameapplication programs are run, the application programs may correspond toa same terminal type of the terminal or different terminal types of theterminals each time.

Therefore, the terminal type in this embodiment of this application isobtained through division based on the running information of theapplication program each time, and should be different from a commonterminal type. Likewise, in an actual application process, to improveaccuracy of determining the power consumption exception or achieve othertechnical effects, more than two terminal types may be furtherclassified based on the running information. This is not limited in thisapplication.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, for a short description, it is assumedthat only two pieces of running information: the foreground runningduration and the background running duration, are used as aclassification criterion. A sum of the foreground running duration andthe background running duration is total running duration. For example,when the total running duration exceeds 2 hours, the terminal type isthe heavy running type. Otherwise, the terminal is the light runningtype. If a terminal 1 and a terminal 2 simultaneously run video playingsoftware, for example, a Huawei video playing client, total runningduration of using the Huawei video playing client on the terminal 1 isone hour, and total running duration of using the Huawei video playingclient on the terminal 2 reaches three hours, in this case, the cloudserver determines that a terminal type of the terminal 1 is the lightrunning type, and determines that a terminal type of the terminal 2 isthe heavy running type. In another scenario, if total running durationof running a Huawei video playing client on the terminal 1 is 3 hours,in this case, the cloud server determines that a terminal type of theterminal 1 is the heavy running type. Similarly, if a Youku video clientis run on the terminal 1 for 1.5 hours, in this case, the cloud serverdetermines that a terminal type of the terminal 1 is the light runningtype.

203: The cloud server sends prompt information to the terminal, wherethe prompt information is used to inform the power consumption exceptionin a target program on the terminal.

When the cloud server determines that the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal is abnormal, the cloud server sendsthe prompt information to the terminal. It should be noted that when thecloud server determines, based on the report information, that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal is normal,the cloud server may not perform any operation, or may send anotification message to the terminal, where the notification message isused to notify the terminal that the power consumption of the firstapplication program running on the terminal is normal. This is notlimited.

204: The terminal processes the power consumption exception in the firstapplication program.

When the terminal receives the power consumption exception promptinformation sent by the cloud server, the terminal may process the powerconsumption exception in the following manner: disabling the firstapplication program, restarting the first application program, ordisplaying a message about the power consumption exception in the firstapplication program to a user, and performing a corresponding operationaccording to an instruction of the user.

In this embodiment of this application, based on the running informationand the power consumption of the application program, and the firstrelationship table obtained through the big data statistics collectionor the first power consumption range or the second power consumptionrange, the cloud server determines that the power consumption of theapplication program is abnormal and sends the power consumptionexception prompt information to the terminal, so that the terminal canrestart or disable the application program with the power consumptionexception in time. Therefore, the technical solution of this applicationcan improve accuracy of determining the power consumption exception inthe application program, and reduce falsely determining the powerconsumption exception in the application program. In addition, abnormalpower consumption in the terminal is reduced, power of the terminal issaved, and a battery life of the terminal is prolonged.

To further understand the power consumption exception prompt method inthis embodiment of this application, the following describes in detailwith reference to FIG. 1, a specific scenario to which the powerconsumption exception prompt method is applied. Details are as follows:

The terminal 1 to a terminal N are specifically a mobile phone 1 to amobile phone N. The user downloads a 1 GB file by using a downloader Minstalled on the mobile phone 1, and power consumption Xp1 exceeds thepreset threshold. The mobile phone 1 reports running action information,for example, Xt1, Xt2, and Xd1, and the power consumption Xp1 in thedownload process to the cloud server, where Xt1 is foreground runningduration of the downloader M, Xt2 is background running duration of thedownloader M, and Xd1 is a data access volume of the downloader M.

The cloud server stores historical data of running action information ofthe downloader M, and the historical data is reference data obtainedbased on data uploaded by at least one of the mobile phone 1 to themobile phone N. The cloud server compares the report information fromthe mobile phone 1 in this download with the historical data, anddetermines whether a power consumption exception exists in the downloadaction of the downloader M on the mobile phone 1. A specific determiningmethod is as follows:

For power consumption action of running the downloader M on the mobilephone 1, the cloud server performs modeling according to a U1=F (Xt1,Xt2, Xd1) model by using (Xt1, Xt2, Xd1, and Xp1) to obtain U1, where U1indicates usage or a use degree of the user for the mobile phone 1 inthe download process, and the usage or the usage degree U1 is used torepresent a running degree of the downloader M. A larger value of U1indicates a higher running degree of the downloader M, or indicates ahigher use degree of the downloader M. Further, according to a formulaN1=Xp1/U1, power consumption corresponding to per usage of thedownloader M is obtained. The cloud server determines, based on thevalue of U1, that the use degree of the download action in this time onthe mobile phone 1 is heavy use (to be specific, a terminal type of themobile phone 1 is the heavy running type) or light use (to be specific,a terminal type of the mobile phone 1 is the light running type). Then,the cloud server compares a unit usage power consumption threshold Nthcorresponding to the heavy use with N1, or the cloud server compares aunit usage power consumption threshold Nth corresponding to the lightuse with N1, to determine whether the power consumption exception existsin the download action of running the downloader M on the mobilephone 1. For example, if the cloud server determines, based on U1, thatthe download in the mobile phone 1 is the heavy use, and the per usagepower consumption threshold Nth corresponding to the heavy use is lessthan N1, the cloud server determines that the power consumptionexception exists in the download action, and sends the power consumptionexception prompt information to the mobile phone 1, so that the mobilephone 1 “freezes” the downloader M, restarts the downloader M, or stopsrunning the downloader M.

The foregoing describes in detail the power consumption exception promptmethod provided in the embodiments of this application. The followingdescribes in detail a server and a terminal provided in the embodimentsof this application.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a server according to anembodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 3, an embodiment of theserver in this embodiment of this application includes:

-   -   a receiving module 301, configured to receive report information        sent by a terminal, where the report information includes        running information of a first application program on the        terminal and power consumption of the first application program        on the terminal, the first application program is any        application program on the terminal, and the running information        includes at least one of foreground running duration, background        running duration, download traffic, a multimedia file download        format, and a multimedia file download volume;    -   a determining module 302, configured to determine, based on the        report information, whether the power consumption of the first        application program on the terminal is abnormal; and    -   a sending module 303, configured to send prompt information to        the terminal when determining that the power consumption of the        first application program on the terminal is abnormal, where the        prompt information is used to indicate that the power        consumption of the first application on the terminal is        abnormal.

In an example, the determining module 302 is specifically configured toquery a first relationship table, to obtain a power consumption rangecorresponding to the running information of the first applicationprogram on the terminal; determine whether the power consumption of thefirst application program on the terminal falls within the powerconsumption range corresponding to the running information of the firstapplication program on the terminal; and when the power consumption ofthe first application program on the terminal exceeds the powerconsumption range corresponding to the running information of the firstapplication program on the terminal, determine that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal.

In an example, the determining module 302 is specifically configured todetermine a terminal type of the terminal based on the runninginformation of the first application on the terminal, where the terminaltype includes at least two terminal types, and each terminal typecorresponds to one power consumption range; determine a powerconsumption range corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal;and determine, based on the power consumption range corresponding to theterminal type of the terminal and the power consumption of the firstapplication on the terminal, whether the power consumption of the firstapplication is abnormal.

In an example, the at least two terminal types include a heavy runningtype and a light running type, a power consumption range correspondingto the heavy running type is a first power consumption range, and apower consumption range corresponding to the light running type is asecond power consumption range.

In an example, if the terminal type of the terminal is the heavy runningtype, the determining module 302 is specifically configured to: if thepower consumption in the terminal exceeds the first power consumptionrange, determine that the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal; or if the power consumption in theterminal does not exceed the first power consumption range, determinethat the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is normal.

In an example, if the terminal type of the terminal is the light runningtype, the determining module 302 is specifically configured to: if thepower consumption in the terminal exceeds the second power consumptionrange, determine that the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal; or if the power consumption in theterminal does not exceed the second power consumption range, determinethat the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is normal.

It should be noted that for other related descriptions in the foregoingseveral examples, refer to related descriptions in step 202 in FIG. 2.Details are not described herein again.

In this embodiment of this application, the server may specificallycorrespond to the cloud server in FIG. 2. For other related descriptionsof the server in FIG. 3, refer to related descriptions of the cloudserver in FIG. 2. Details are not described herein again.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal according to anembodiment of this application. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminalprovided in this embodiment of this application includes:

-   -   a sending module 401, configured to send report information to a        server, where the report information includes running        information of a first application program on the terminal and        power consumption of the first application program on the        terminal, and the first application program is any application        program on the terminal;    -   a processing module 402, configured to: when the processing        module receives prompt information sent by the server, process a        power consumption exception in the first application program,        where the prompt information is used to indicate that the power        consumption of the first application program on the terminal is        abnormal.

In an example, the sending module 401 is specifically configured toperiodically send the report information to the server based on a presetperiod, or when a preset trigger condition is met, send the reportinformation to the server. For related descriptions in this example,refer to related descriptions of step 201 in FIG. 2. Details are notdescribed herein again.

In an example, the processing module 402 is specifically configured todisable the first application program, restart the first applicationprogram, or display power consumption exception information about thefirst application program to a user. For related descriptions in thisexample, refer to related descriptions of step 204 in FIG. 2. Detailsare not described herein again.

For other descriptions of the terminal in this embodiment of thisapplication, refer to related descriptions of the power consumptionexception prompt method part corresponding to FIG. 2. Details are notdescribed herein again.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus. The apparatusshown in FIG. 5 may represent the server in the embodiments of thisapplication, or may represent the terminal in the embodiments of thisapplication.

As shown in FIG. 5, the server or the terminal includes a memory 501, aprocessor 502, a transceiver 503, and a bus system 504. The bus system504 is configured to connect the memory 501, the processor 502, and thetransceiver 503. The transceiver 503 is configured to perform areceiving or sending operation. The memory 502 is configured to store anoperation instruction. The processor 502 is configured to invoke theoperation instruction in the memory 502 to perform a correspondingoperation.

The memory 501 may include a read-only memory and a random accessmemory, and provide an instruction and data to the processor 502. A partof the memory 501 may further include a non-volatile random accessmemory (NVRAM). The memory 501 stores the following elements: anexecutable module or a data structure, or a subset thereof, or anextension set thereof; the operation instruction including variousoperation instructions used to perform various operations; and anoperating system including various system programs used to implementvarious basic services and process a hardware-based task.

The processor 502 may also be referred to as a central processing unit(CPU). The memory 501 may include the read-only memory and the randomaccess memory, and provide the instruction and the data to the processor502. The part of the memory 501 may further include the NVRAM. In aspecific application, components of the apparatus are coupled togetherby using the bus system 504. In addition to a data bus, the bus systemfurther includes a power bus, a control bus, a status signal bus, andthe like. However, for clear description, various types of buses in thefigure are marked as the bus system 504.

The power consumption exception prompt methods disclosed in theforegoing embodiments of this application may be applied to theprocessor 502, or may be implemented by the processor 502. The processor502 may be an integrated circuit chip and has a power consumptionexception detection capability. In an implementation process, steps inthe foregoing methods can be completed by using an integrated logiccircuit of hardware, or by using instructions in a form of software inthe processor 502. The processor 502 may be a general purpose processor,a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integratedcircuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or anotherprogrammable logic component, a discrete gate or transistor logicdevice, or a discrete hardware component. The processor 502 mayimplement or perform the methods, the steps, and logical block diagramsdisclosed in the embodiments of this application. The general-purposeprocessor may be a microprocessor, the processor may be any conventionalprocessor, or the like. Steps of the methods disclosed with reference tothe embodiments of this application may be directly performed andcompleted by using a hardware decoding processor, or may be performedand completed by using a combination of hardware and a software modulein a decoding processor. The software module may be located in a maturestorage medium in the art, such as a random access memory, a flashmemory, a read-only memory, a programmable read-only memory, anelectrically erasable programmable memory, or a register. The storagemedium is located in the memory 501, and the processor 502 readsinformation in the memory 501 and completes the step in the foregoingmethod in combination with hardware of the processor.

When the apparatus in FIG. 5 is the server in the embodiments of thisapplication, the processor 502 invokes the operation instruction in thememory 501 to perform an operation corresponding to the server in thepower consumption exception prompt method. When the apparatus in FIG. 5is the terminal in the embodiments of this application, the processor502 invokes the operation instruction in the memory 501 to perform anoperation corresponding to the terminal in the power consumptionexception prompt method.

For related descriptions of FIG. 5, refer to related descriptions andthe effects of the power consumption exception prompt method part forunderstanding. Details are not described herein again.

An embodiment of this application further provides a computer storagemedium. The computer storage medium includes an operation instruction.When the operation instruction is run on a computer, the computer isenabled to perform an operation corresponding to the server in the powerconsumption exception prompt method. When the apparatus in FIG. 5 is theserver, the storage medium may be specifically the memory 501.

An embodiment of this application further provides another computerstorage medium. The computer storage medium includes an operationinstruction. When the operation instruction is run on a computer, thecomputer is enabled to perform an operation corresponding to theterminal in the power consumption exception prompt method. When theapparatus in FIG. 5 is a terminal, the storage medium may bespecifically the memory 501.

An embodiment of this application further provides a computer programproduct. When the computer program product runs on a computer, thecomputer is enabled to perform an operation corresponding to the serverin the power consumption exception prompt method.

An embodiment of this application further provides another computerprogram product. When the computer program product runs on a computer,the computer is enabled to perform an operation corresponding to theterminal in the power consumption exception prompt method.

All or some of the foregoing embodiments may be implemented by usingsoftware, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When softwareis used to implement the embodiments, all or some of the embodiments maybe implemented in a form of a computer program product. The computerprogram product includes one or more computer instructions. When thecomputer program instruction is loaded and executed on the computer, allor some of the procedures or functions in this application aregenerated. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a dedicatedcomputer, a computer network, or another programmable apparatus. Thecomputer instruction may be stored in a computer-readable storage mediumor may be transmitted from a computer-readable storage medium to anothercomputer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer instructionmay be transmitted from a website, computer, server, or data center toanother website, computer, server, or data center in a wired (forexample, a coaxial cable, an optical fiber, or a digital subscriber line(DSL)) or wireless (for example, infrared, radio, or microwave) manner.The computer-readable storage medium may be any usable medium stored bya computer, or a data storage device, such as a server, or a datacenter, that includes a server integrated with one or more usable media.The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (for example, a floppy disk,a hard disk, or a magnetic tape), an optical medium (for example, aDVD), a semiconductor medium (for example, a solid-state drive (solidstate disk, SSD)), or the like.

It may be clearly understood by persons skilled in the art that, for thepurpose of convenient and brief description, for a detailed workingprocess of the system, apparatus, and unit, refer to a correspondingprocess in the method embodiments. Details are not described hereinagain.

In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should beunderstood that the disclosed system, apparatus, and method may beimplemented in other manners. For example, the described apparatusembodiment is merely an example. For example, division into the unit ismerely logical function division and may be other division in actualimplementation. For example, a plurality of units or components may becombined or integrated into another system, or some features may beignored or not performed. In addition, the displayed or discussed mutualcouplings or direct couplings or communication connections may beimplemented by using some interfaces. The indirect couplings orcommunication connections between the apparatuses or units may beimplemented in electronic, mechanical, or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physicallyseparate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units,may be located in one position, or may be distributed on a plurality ofnetwork units. Some or all of the units may be selected based on actualrequirements to achieve the objectives of the solutions of theembodiments.

In addition, functional units in the embodiments of this application maybe integrated into one processing unit, or each of the units may existalone physically, or two or more units are integrated into one unit. Theintegrated unit may be implemented in a form of hardware, or may beimplemented in a form of a software functional unit.

In conclusion, the foregoing embodiments are merely intended fordescribing the technical solutions of this application, but not forlimiting this application. Although this application is described indetail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, persons of ordinaryskill in the art should understand that they may still makemodifications to the technical solutions described in the foregoingembodiments or make equivalent replacements to some technical featuresthereof, without departing from the scope of the technical solutions ofthe embodiments of this application.

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 23. A system, comprising: a server; and a terminal;wherein the server is configured to: receive report information from theterminal, wherein the report information comprises running informationof a first application program on the terminal and power consumption ofthe first application program on the terminal, wherein the firstapplication program is an application program on the terminal, whereinthe running information comprises at least one of foreground runningduration, background running duration, download traffic, a multimediafile download format, or a multimedia file download volume; determine,based on the report information, whether the power consumption of thefirst application program on the terminal is abnormal; and in responseto determining that the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal, sending prompt information to theterminal, wherein the prompt information is used to indicate that thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal; and wherein the terminal is configured to: send the reportinformation to the server; and in response to the terminal receiving theprompt information from the server, process a power consumptionexception in the first application program, wherein the promptinformation is used to indicate that the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal is abnormal.
 24. The system of claim23, wherein the server determining, based on the report information,whether the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is abnormal, comprises: querying a first relationship table toobtain a power consumption range corresponding to the runninginformation of the first application program on the terminal; anddetermining that the power consumption of the first application programon the terminal is abnormal in response to the power consumption of thefirst application program on the terminal exceeding the powerconsumption range corresponding to the running information of the firstapplication program on the terminal, wherein the first relationshiptable is stored on the server, and the first relationship table includesa correspondence that is between the running information and the powerconsumption of the first application program.
 25. The system of claim24, wherein the server is further configured to: store the firstrelationship table on the server.
 26. The system of claim 23, whereinthe server determining, based on the report information, whether thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal comprises: determining a terminal type of the terminal based onthe running information of the first application program on theterminal, wherein the terminal type comprises one of at least twoterminal types, and each terminal type corresponds to one powerconsumption range; determining a power consumption range correspondingto the terminal type of the terminal; and determining, based on thepower consumption range corresponding to the terminal type of theterminal and the power consumption of the first application program onthe terminal, whether the power consumption of the first applicationprogram is abnormal.
 27. The system of claim 26, wherein the at leasttwo terminal types comprise a heavy running type and a light runningtype, wherein a power consumption range corresponding to the heavyrunning type is a first power consumption range, and wherein a powerconsumption range corresponding to the light running type is a secondpower consumption range.
 28. The system of claim 27, wherein in responseto the terminal type of the terminal being the heavy running type, theserver determining, based on the power consumption range correspondingto the terminal type of the terminal and the power consumption of thefirst application program on the terminal, whether the power consumptionof the first application program on the terminal is abnormal comprises:in response to the power consumption of the first application program onthe terminal exceeding the first power consumption range, determiningthat the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is abnormal.
 29. The system of claim 27, wherein in response tothe terminal type of the terminal being the light running type, theserver determining, by the server based on the power consumption rangecorresponding to the terminal type of the terminal and the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal, whetherthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminalis abnormal comprises: in response to the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal exceeds the second power consumptionrange, determining that the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal.
 30. A power consumption exceptionprompt method, the method comprising: receiving, by a server, reportinformation from a terminal, wherein the report information comprisesrunning information of a first application program on the terminal andpower consumption of the first application program on the terminal,wherein the first application program is an application program on theterminal, wherein the running information comprises at least one offoreground running duration, background running duration, downloadtraffic, a multimedia file download format, or a multimedia filedownload volume; determining, by the server, based on the reportinformation, whether the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal; in response to determining that thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal, sending, by the server, prompt information to the terminal,wherein the prompt information indicates that the power consumption ofthe first application program on the terminal is abnormal, and whereinthe prompt information is used to cause the terminal to process a powerconsumption exception in the first application program.
 31. The methodof claim 30, wherein the determining, by the server, based on the reportinformation, whether the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal, comprises: querying, by the server,a first relationship table, to obtain a power consumption rangecorresponding to the running information of the first applicationprogram on the terminal; and determining, by the server, that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal is abnormalin response to the power consumption of the first application program onthe terminal exceeding the power consumption range corresponding to therunning information of the first application program on the terminal,wherein the first relationship table is stored on the server, and thefirst relationship table includes a correspondence that is between therunning information and the power consumption of the first applicationprogram.
 32. The method of claim 31, further comprising: storing, by theserver, the first relationship table on the server.
 33. The method ofclaim 30, wherein the determining, by the server, based on the reportinformation, whether the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal, comprises: determining, by theserver, a terminal type of the terminal based on the running informationof the first application program on the terminal, wherein the terminaltype comprises one of at least two terminal types, and each terminaltype corresponds to one power consumption range; determining, by theserver, a power consumption range corresponding to the terminal type ofthe terminal; and determining, by the server, based on the powerconsumption range corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal andthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminal,whether the power consumption of the first application program isabnormal.
 34. The method of claim 33, wherein the at least two terminaltypes comprise a heavy running type and a light running type, wherein apower consumption range corresponding to the heavy running type is afirst power consumption range, and wherein a power consumption rangecorresponding to the light running type is a second power consumptionrange.
 35. The method of claim 34, wherein in response to the terminaltype of the terminal being the heavy running type, the determining, bythe server, based on the power consumption range corresponding to theterminal type of the terminal and the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal, whether the power consumption ofthe first application program on the terminal is abnormal comprises: inresponse to the power consumption of the first application program onthe terminal exceeding the first power consumption range, determining,by the server, that the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal.
 36. The method of claim 34, whereinin response to the terminal type of the terminal being the light runningtype, the server determining, by the server based on the powerconsumption range corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal andthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminal,whether the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is abnormal comprises: in response to the power consumption ofthe first application program on the terminal exceeding the second powerconsumption range, determining, by the server, that the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal.
 37. A non-transitory computer readable medium having storedthereon executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of aserver, cause the server to: receive report information received from aterminal, wherein the report information comprises running informationof a first application program on the terminal and power consumption ofthe first application program on the terminal, wherein the firstapplication program is an application program on the terminal, whereinthe running information comprises at least one of foreground runningduration, background running duration, download traffic, a multimediafile download format, or a multimedia file download volume; determine,based on the report information, whether the power consumption of thefirst application program on the terminal is abnormal; and in responseto determining that the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal is abnormal, sending prompt information to theterminal, wherein the prompt information is used to indicate that thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal.
 38. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 37,wherein the determining, based on the report information, whether thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal comprises: querying a first relationship table to obtain apower consumption range corresponding to the running information of thefirst application program on the terminal; and determining that thepower consumption of the first application program on the terminal isabnormal in response to the power consumption of the first applicationprogram on the terminal exceeding the power consumption rangecorresponding to the running information of the first applicationprogram on the terminal, wherein the first relationship table is storedon the server, and the first relationship table includes acorrespondence that is between the running information and the powerconsumption of the first application program.
 39. The non-transitorycomputer readable medium of claim 37, wherein the determining, based onthe report information, whether the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal is abnormal comprises: determining aterminal type of the terminal based on the running information of thefirst application program on the terminal, wherein the terminal typecomprises one of at least two terminal types, and each terminal typecorresponds to one power consumption range; determining a powerconsumption range corresponding to the terminal type of the terminal;and determining based on the power consumption range corresponding tothe terminal type of the terminal and the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal, whether the power consumption ofthe first application program is abnormal.
 40. The non-transitorycomputer readable medium of claim 39, wherein the at least two terminaltypes comprise a heavy running type and a light running type, wherein apower consumption range corresponding to the heavy running type is afirst power consumption range, and wherein a power consumption rangecorresponding to the light running type is a second power consumptionrange.
 41. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 40,wherein in response to the terminal type of the terminal being the heavyrunning type, the determining, based on the power consumption rangecorresponding to the terminal type of the terminal and the powerconsumption of the first application program on the terminal, whetherthe power consumption of the first application program on the terminalis abnormal comprises: in response to the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal exceeding the first powerconsumption range, determining that the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal is abnormal.
 42. The non-transitorycomputer readable medium of claim 40, wherein in response to theterminal type of the terminal being the light running type, thedetermining, based on the power consumption range corresponding to theterminal type of the terminal and the power consumption of the firstapplication program on the terminal, whether the power consumption ofthe first application program on the terminal is abnormal comprises: inresponse to the power consumption of the first application program onthe terminal exceeding the second power consumption range, determiningthat the power consumption of the first application program on theterminal is abnormal.